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Antipain dihydrochloride

lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

N-(Nα-Carbonyl-Arg-Val-Arg-al)-Phe

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H44N10O6 · 2 HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
677.62
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Antipain dihydrochloride from microbial source, protease inhibitor

biological source

Streptomyces sp.

Quality Level

form

lyophilized powder

potency

1.4 μM Ki

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL
1-butanol: soluble
1-propanol: soluble
DMSO: soluble
ethanol: soluble
methanol: soluble

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].Cl[H].[H]C(=O)C(CCCNC(N)=N)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC(=O)NC(Cc1ccccc1)C(O)=O)C(C)C

InChI

1S/C27H44N10O6.2ClH/c1-16(2)21(23(40)34-18(15-38)10-6-12-32-25(28)29)37-22(39)19(11-7-13-33-26(30)31)35-27(43)36-20(24(41)42)14-17-8-4-3-5-9-17;;/h3-5,8-9,15-16,18-21H,6-7,10-14H2,1-2H3,(H,34,40)(H,37,39)(H,41,42)(H4,28,29,32)(H4,30,31,33)(H2,35,36,43);2*1H/t18?,19-,20?,21-;;/m0../s1

InChI key

YAHXZYICKJUJEO-BXLPLHKWSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: peptide

Application

Antipain dihydrochloride from microbial source has been used in the preparation of adipocyte proteins for western blotting and in protease inhibitor cocktail for isolating nuclear extracts for gelshift analysis.
Concentrations for 50% inhibition (μg/ml):
papain, 0.16
trypsin, 0.26
cathepsin A, 1.19
cathepsin B, 0.59
cathepsin D, 125
plasmin, >93
chymotrypsin and pepsin, >250
It also has been reported to inhibit calpain I, (porcine) with Ki = 1.4 μM

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antipain dihydrochloride also inhibits the action of papain and cathespsin B.
Reversible inhibitor of serine/cysteine proteases and some trypsin-like serine proteases. Its action resembles leupeptin; however, its plasmin inhibition is less and its cathepsin A inhibition is more than that observed with leupeptin. Chronic administration of antipain can reduce the frequency of chemically induced transformation in BALB/c-/3T3 cells.

Preparation Note

Solubility testing at 50 mg/ml in water yields a clear to slightly hazy yellow solution. It is reportedly soluble in methanol, water, and DMSO; less soluble in ethanol, butanol, and propanol; insoluble in benzene, hexane, and chloroform.8 A stock solution in water or buffer is stable for about a month at -20 °C.

Dilute solutions should be stored on ice and kept for only a day because of the terminal aldehyde, which is subject to oxidation and racemization.
Stock solutions in water or buffer stable for 1 week at 4 °C, 1 month at −20 °C.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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